2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

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The 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the third with the U-16 format. The tournament is holding between 8 and 21 September 2024 in Fiji.[1]

Host countryFiji
CitySuva
Dates8–21 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
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2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
CitySuva
Dates8–21 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-up Samoa
Third place Tonga
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored69 (3.83 per match)
Attendance1,560 (87 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Laura Bennett
(6 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Pia Vlok
Best goalkeeperSamoa Margaret Fagasuisui Tuii
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The top two teams qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco as the OFC representatives.[2]

Teams

Qualification

Starting from this edition, a four-team qualifying stage was introduced for the competition. The four lowest-ranked teams – Vanuatu, who finished eighth in the last edition, and the three teams that missed the previous tournament – were originally set to compete in a single-group tournament. However, Vanuatu did not enter, leaving just three teams. In June 2024, Samoa won the three-team qualifying group and secured a spot in the tournament.[3]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

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Team Method of
qualification		 Appearance Previous best performance
 Cook Islands
Automatic
qualification
5thThird place (2012)
 Fiji4thRunners-up (2023)
 New Caledonia5thRunners-up (2017)
 New Zealand6thChampions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023)
 Solomon Islands3rdRunners-up (2010)
 Tahiti3rdThird place (2023)
 Tonga5thFourth place (2010, 2023)
 SamoaQualifying stage winner3rdGroup stage (2016)
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Did not enter

Venue

Qualifying group

Main article: 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Samoa 2 2 0 0 22 0 +22 6 Qualify for Final tournament
2  American Samoa 2 1 0 1 1 11 −10 3
3  Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
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Source: OFC[4]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 March 2024.[5][6]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Samoa 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Knockout stage
2  Tonga 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
3  Fiji (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 5th place match
4  Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0 7th place match
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Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
More information Cook Islands, 0–10 ...
Cook Islands 0–10 Samoa
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  • Nansen 3', 22', 48'
  • Sagapolutele 8', 14'
  • Leapai 18', 51'
  • Ava 35'
  • Aiono Sagiao 72', 81'
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
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Fiji 3–3 Tonga
  • Vuniyayawa 25'
  • Kuladina 39'
  • Lakavutu 79'
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  • Malohifo'ou 49', 84'
  • Bagiante 53'
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
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Samoa 2–0 Tonga
  • Devoux 19'
  • Aiono Sagiao 80'
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)
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Fiji 2–0 Cook Islands
  • Kuladina 14'
  • Lakavutu 19'
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Attendance: 130
Referee: Jovita Ambrose (Solomon Islands)
More information Tonga, 6–0 ...
Tonga 6–0 Cook Islands
  • Malohifo'ou 39', 49'
  • Tonga 63', 70'
  • Bagiante 80'
  • Moala 90+4'
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Sarah Jones (New Zealand)
More information Samoa, 1–0 ...
Samoa 1–0 Fiji
Ava 51' Report
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Attendance: 150
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 5 10 −5 6
3  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 5th place match
4  Tahiti 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0 7th place match
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Source: OFC
More information New Zealand, 8–0 ...
New Zealand 8–0 New Caledonia
  • Tichbon 5', 32'
  • Bennett 12', 28', 57', 69'
  • Duncan 22', 77'
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
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Tahiti 0–2 Solomon Islands
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  • Kini 5'
  • Areni 71'
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Attendance: 110
Referee: Yantama Atoa (Tonga)
More information New Zealand, 5–0 ...
New Zealand 5–0 Tahiti
  • Vlok 25'
  • Robins 45'
  • Duncan 45+2'
  • Avery 59'
  • Solomon 72'
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)
More information Solomon Islands, 1–2 ...
Solomon Islands 1–2 New Caledonia
Kini 12' Report Hmaen 9', 60'
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Deepak Raj (Fiji)
More information Solomon Islands, 0–1 ...
Solomon Islands 0–1 New Zealand
Report Oneill 11'
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Jarethy George (Vanuatu)
More information New Caledonia, 3–1 ...
New Caledonia 3–1 Tahiti
  • Hmaen 36', 81'
  • Nyikeine 69'
 Report Pani 73'
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Placement matches

7th place match

More information Cook Islands, 1–2 ...
Cook Islands 1–2 Tahiti
Nia 7' Report
  • Nekrouf 49'
  • Uini 71' (o.g.)
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Referee: Yantama Atoa (Tonga)

5th place match

More information Fiji, 1–0 ...
Fiji 1–0 Solomon Islands
Kuladina 70' Report
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 70
Referee: Sarah Jones (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 September
 
 
 Samoa2
 
21 September
 
 New Caledonia0
 
 Samoa0
 
18 September
 
 New Zealand4
 
 New Zealand8
 
 
 Tonga0
 
Third place match
 
 
21 September
 
 
 New Caledonia0
 
 
 Tonga1

Semi-finals

Winners will qualify for 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

More information Samoa, 2–0 ...
Samoa 2–0 New Caledonia
  • Leapai 3'
  • Nansen 6'
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 50
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
More information New Zealand, 8–0 ...
New Zealand 8–0 Tonga
  • Bennett 6'
  • Pugh 12'
  • Duncan 22', 90'
  • Vlok 33'
  • McGillivray 54'
  • March 70'
  • Avery 89'
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 50
Referee: Jarethy George (Vanuatu)

Third place match

More information New Caledonia, 0–1 ...
New Caledonia 0–1 Tonga
Report Malohifo'ou 56'
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 100
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

Final

More information Samoa, 0–4 ...
Samoa 0–4 New Zealand
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  • Pugh 19'
  • Vlok 45+2', 56'
  • Bennett 90'
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 200
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2025

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco.

More information Teams, Qualified on ...
Teams Qualified on Previous appearances in 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1
 Samoa 18 September 2024 0 (debut)
 New Zealand 18 September 2024 8 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)
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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 69 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

6 goals

  • New Zealand Laura Bennett

5 goals

4 goals

  • New Caledonia Kinë Hmaen
  • New Zealand Pia Volk
  • Samoa Kealia Nansen

3 goals

  • Fiji Sisilia Tuvou Kuladina
  • Samoa Lynn Aiono Sagiao
  • Samoa Holly Leapai

2 goals

  • Fiji Grace Lakavutu
  • New Zealand Derelle Avery
  • New Zealand Katie Pugh
  • New Zealand Keira Tichbon
  • Samoa Ayres Ava
  • Samoa Jayde Sagapolutele
  • Solomon Islands Gracester Kini
  • Tonga Tyra Bagiante
  • Tonga Tema Tonga

1 goal

  • Cook Islands Tauariki Nia
  • Fiji Suliana Vuniyayawa
  • New Zealand Charley March
  • New Zealand Kara McGillivray
  • New Zealand Piper Oneill
  • New Zealand Holly Robins
  • New Zealand Kya Solomon
  • Samoa T Devoux
  • Solomon Islands Brenda Areni
  • New Caledonia Bernadette Nyikeine
  • French Polynesia Anikua Nekrouf
  • French Polynesia Vaiuta Pani
  • Tonga Sophiana Moala

1 own goal

  • Cook Islands Vahine Uini (against Tahiti)

References

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